"Masahiro Tokumori " is the key person in this town.

Masahiro Tokumori is a restaurant owner who is also actively involved in community development.

Masahiro Tokumori is known as the "key person in this town.

One of the things that inspired him was working in a restaurant when being a student, and found it rewarding to communicate with customers through food.

He is currently running four stores in Higashi-Hiroshima (*one of them will be restarted this spring).

Mr. Tokumori's motto is "When being asked something, I accept it with the spirit of 'yes' or 'yes'.

Because restaurant business is directly related to people, he may value relationships and connections with people even outside of work.

The turning point in Mr. Tokumori's life was when opening his own restaurant at the age of 28, and when started to associate with people from various walks of life by belonging to various organizations.

The people around him gave him a lot of influence, and it was also a time when he gradually developed the basis of his own way of thinking.

As a restaurant owner, it is essential for him to be involved in community development, and he wants to give back to the next generation what he has learned from his predecessors.

Mr. Tokumori was born and raised in Higashi-Hiroshima, and has been observing the changes in the city for a long time.

One of his goals for the future is to further revitalize the Sakagura district and make it an enjoyable place to walk around.

He will continue to work together with the community from the perspective of "food".